Is there a correlation between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte, and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratios and postoperative pain in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery?

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 101; no. 21; p. e29472
• Main Authors: Ülger, Gülay, Baldemir, Ramazan, Zengin, Musa, Sazak, Hilal, Alagöz, Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 27.05.2022
• Subjects: Cough; Humans; Lymphocytes; Monocytes; Neutrophils; Observational Study; Pain, Postoperative - diagnosis; Pain, Postoperative - etiology; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted - adverse effects

Many thoracic surgery procedures are now performed with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Postoperative pain is a common condition in patients undergoing VATS. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymp...